Collection of summaries of WAVE studies and research（Fiscal 2006）

December 2007

Waterfront Vitalization and Environment Research Center

Major studies conducted by WAVE are described below.
I Studies and research projects concerning port policy, planning andinformation
Study and research on distribution
Fiscal year
when study

Study

Study outline

wasconducted

Study

on

movement

theofinternational

goods

in

The "Comprehensive Goods Movement Policy

theOutline (2005)" recommended region-based studies

Hokuriku region

on the improvement of the efficiency of domestic
andinternational

international
composed

goods

goods
of

movement

movement

industrial,byanstrategy

teamgovernmentalandacademic experts. In order to implement therecommendation,

the"Strategic

team

for

international goods movement in the Hokuriku
region" was established to share the awareness ofthe problems to be solved in the Hokuriku region
and to make flexible and specific recommendations
for goods movement policy considering theregional superiority and the sharing of tasks with
2006

other regions.
The Hokuriku region is bordered by East Asia
enjoying rapid economic growth and northeast Asiawith rich resources and high development potential
across the Sea of Japan. With the promotion ofinternational specialization of production and greatchanges of international goods movement routes,
speedy, seamless and low-cost domestic andinternational

goods

movement

throughtheenhancement of the international goods movement
infrastructure in the Hokuriku region is extremely
important to the development of a vigorous country.
As the specific measures required against the above
background, the means of goods movement throughthe ports in the Hokuriku region were analyzed and1the factors detrimental to the enhancement ofefficiency of goods movement through the ports
were identified. Based on the analysis results, fourrecommendations were made for the region to
implement. Structural and nonstructural specificmeasures were reviewed.
Study

on

the

methodsfor

As a means of improving the efficiency of goods

enhancing the functions of the

movement between ever congesting ports in theports in the Tokyo and Yokohama

Tokyo and Yokohama areas and of reducing

areas

by

using

information

environmental loads, attention was paid to marine

technology

for

ports

and

container transportation using barge transportation.

optimally locating port facilities

A review committee for improving the efficiency of(Marine transportation)

container transportation conducted verification tests
in fiscal 2004 and 2005. Container liner services
2006

were launched in April 2006. In this study, aimed atfurther revitalizing barge transportation, the needs
for use were identified and the measures to improve
efficiency and expand services were examined.
Verification tests were conducted concerning thebarge transportation, one of the revitalizationmeans, at highly congested piers to verify theeffects of congestion alleviation in front of the gate,
reduction of transportation time and reduction of
CO2 emissions.

2Studyonthemethods

forThis study aimed at improving the efficiency ofenhancing the functions of thecontainer transportation by land between the ports

ports in the Tokyo and Yokohama

in the Tokyo and Yokohama areas and to the

areas

by

using

information

hinterland of the ports. Deliberations were madetechnology

for

ports

on

and

different

means

of

transportation(land

optimally locating port facilities

transportation, marine transportation and rail

(Land transportation)transportation) to identify the concrete measuresfor efficiency improvement of goods movement byusing information technology for ports andoptimally locating port facilities. A working groupon land transportation in particular identified thefacts and problems concerning land transportationof containers in the Tokyo and Yokohama areas
and made studies for improving the efficiency ofgoods movement between the ports in the Tokyoand Yokohama areas and to the hinterland of theports, and for improving the efficiency of goods
movement by using information technology for
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ports.
First, existing survey results and statistical data
were organized and freighters, harbor transportbusinesses, land transport firms and others wereinterviewed. The problems involved in the
improvement of efficiency of container landtransportation were extracted in view of thepresent goods movement trends and problems.
Then, efficiency improvement measures were
examined focused on the (i) improvement ofefficiency of land transport of containers between
the ports in the Tokyo and Yokohama areas, (ii)
improvementof

efficiencyofcontainertransportation to the hinterland in the Tokyo and
Yokohama

areas

and

(iii)

improvementof

efficiency of goods movement using information
systems.

An

experimentofconcentrated

transportation between an inland depot in thehinterland and a Tokyo-Yokohama joint depot wasplanned and conducted considering the present3conditions of marine container transportation in
the Tokyo and Yokohama areas, and the effect of
the experiment was verified and problems wereidentified. As a result, it was found that shuttle
transportation between the ports in the Tokyo and
Yokohama areas and the hinterland via free-access
controlled highways during the night could
considerably reduce transportation cost, fuelconsumption and CO2 emissions.
for

Major Japanese ports have been seeing theirenhancing the functions of thecompetitive positions deteriorating while otherports in the Tokyo and Yokohama

ports in the Asian region have been growing

areas

Study

on

the

methods

byusinginformation

remarkably. Strengthening their functions as "hubtechnology

for

ports

ports"

andwithinternational

competitivenessis

optimally locating port facilities

required. Enhancing international competitiveness(Rail transportation)of the ports in the Tokyo and Yokohama areas,
which handle approximately 40% of container
2006

cargo in Japan in particular, is important. To thatend,

enhancingthecapacity

of

goods

transportation from the hinterland to the ports in
the Tokyo and Yokohama areas and shifting toefficient transportation means imposing smallerloads on the environment are required.
In this study, the measures to enhance the railtransportation of marine containers in the Tokyoand Yokohama areas were examined.

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Study on the enhancement of port

The Chubu region is the center of Japan'sfunctions as the backbone ofmanufacturing industries and is the nerve center ofmanufacturing industries in theJapanese economy. Numerous firms intending to

Chubu region.

enhance their international competitiveness havebeen trying to adapt to a globalized world economy
through horizontal international division of laborand integrating their operations in domestic andoverseas markets. Speedy, seamless and low-costinternational movement of goods is therefore
required.
For the Chubu region to develop further as aninternationally competitive hub of manufacturing
activity, it is important not only to solve the urgent
problems related to international movement ofgoods but also to develop a long-term regional
development strategy and deliberate on future
policies concerning international movement ofgoods.
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Against such a background, the Chubu Regional
Development Bureau and the Chubu District
Transport Bureau organized a "Chubu international
goods movement strategy team" in March 2006 andhave been making deliberations in order to identify
the issues and problems concerning internationaland domestic movement of goods considering thepositionoftheregionas

thecenterofmanufacturing, examine the methods for efficiently
solving the problems and propose a desirable
direction of goods movement.
This study conducted under a contract with the Portand Airport Department of the Chubu Regional
Development Bureau aimed at providing assistancein the discussions at the second meeting of thestrategy team. Deliberations were made for
identifying the mobility of container cargo, needsof freighter firms, present state and problems
concerning the cooperation with air transportationfor efficiency improvement and the measures to5eliminate

bottlenecksininternational

goods

movement, and for building an efficient goods
movement system.
Social experiments for buildingThis study was conducted to strengthen theantransshipment functions of ports by encouraging theefficientdomestic

feedertransportation network

use of domestic feeder transportation while
implementing the super central port project, and tocontribute to the enhancement of the international
competitiveness of Japan's ports.
First, the present state of feeder transportation in
the Inland Sea area was identified by organizing theexisting statistical data and interviewing thestakeholders and freighters, and problems andissues were identified. Social experiments andsurveys were conducted to solve the problems andthe effects were verified. Social experiments andsurveys were conducted in Kobe and Hiroshima
Ports and composed of (i) real-time filming ofberths in the ports using live cameras, (ii)2006

measurement of biased loads on containers and (iii)
investigations of effects of information sharing
between the two ports through the training of eachother's staff. As a result, it was confirmed that theimage data collected using live cameras wereeffective for communications and decision making
between the terminal and ships, that the data on
biased loads on containers and comprehensive risk
judgement were important to the enhancement ofwork safety in the ports and the training of eachother's staff was effective for improving theawareness of transport quality and safety. Issues
were identified for building an efficient domestic
feeder transportation network.

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Study on the improvement of

In

this

study,

theproblemsofcontainer

efficiency of goods movement fortransportation between adjacent ports and thepromoting wide-area cooperation

measures to improve the efficiency of container

between ports

transportation were deliberated, and verification
experiments were conducted for the measures
identified to specifically present problems andmeasures. The objective was to help improve theinternational competitiveness of Japan's ports bystrengthening the wide-area cooperation between
ports serving as super central ports through the
improvement of efficiency of goods movement
between adjacent ports.
Questionnaire and interview surveys of shipping,2006

goods movement and other firms were conductedconcerning the intention of using container andbarge transportation to investigate the state,problems and interest of the stakeholders related tocontainer transportation between Osaka and Kobe
Ports. Experiments were conducted on the marinetransportation of vacant containers using port
barges between the two ports. Based on the resultsof the experiments and the analysis of the intentionsof the stakeholders, the effects and problems ofmarine transportation were identified and problems
were studied. Fundamental studies were made for
implementing projects.

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Study on the effect of goods

This study was conducted to investigate the effectmovement on the environment inof goods movement in Tokushima-komatsushima

Tokushima-komatsushima Port

Port on the environment of the hinterland and to
examined the measures to reduce environmentalloads and supplementary measures.
The study was conducted to identify the effect ofgoods movement in Tokushima-komatsushima Porton the surrounding environment. WAVE developed
plans and provided technical assistance in the2006

investigations. The study was conducted by aseparate survey organization under a separate
contract.
Based on the results of the above study and of thecollections and reviews of similar examples,
measureswere

examinedtoreducetheenvironmental impact in Tokushima-komatsushima
Port, and the measures for assisting in reducing
environmental loads in the port were reviewed.

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Studies on port space
Fiscal year
Studywhen study

Study outline

wasconducted

Study on the use of water zones in

The objective of this study was to enhance theSendai-Shiogama Port

efficiency of integrated use of canal water zones(Teizan Canal) between the Sendai and Shiogama
districts, and the port space in Sendai-Shiogama
Port by studying new methods for using the canal,
for future port improvement. The specific measures
included the investigation and identification of the2006mooring of pleasure boats in the Teizan Canal andthe development of measures for improving theenvironment in the canal for appropriate mooringand storage of pleasure boats. The use of historicand cultural resources and facilities in the canal andthe use of the canal area for recreational purposes
were identified, and a model plan for using thecanal water zones was prepared.

Study on the use of port space inIn the Hitachinaka Port area where beautiful

Hitachinaka Port

beaches used to attract visitors, reductions of
sea-goers have caused the local hotels and inns tolose steam. How to use port space for the"restoration of regional attractions" is presently at
issue. This is also important for the "smoother port
operation in the region".
2006

Accordingly,

regional

revitalization(redevelopment) measures were deliberated in thisstudy using as an example the "Ajigaura beach"that connects the fishing port area and the port area.
Social experiments were conducted to seek an ideal
promotive organization to enable the local residents
to voluntarily or continuously participate in theeffort.

9Study on port revitalization using

The bathing place in the Ajigaura area on a shallow

the port space in the northernbeach washed by mild waves was one of the major

Kanto region

clean seas in Ibaraki Prefecture. More than two
million tourists used to flock into the beach not only
from within the prefecture but also from Tochigi,
Gumma and Tokyo and Yokohama areas. In recent
years, however, the bathing place has been used bya smaller number of people and the hotels and inns
located in the hinterland have been stagnating.
2006

This study was conducted as a basic research forusing the Ajigaura area as a quality space meeting
new diverse needs. The reasons for the deteriorationof attractiveness of the area was systematically andhierarchically identified using a schematic diagram
byreviewingtheexisting

statistical

data,

conducting interview surveys and collecting andorganizing case studies of regional revitalization.
Quantitative methods for verifying the direction ofstudies for revitalization (e.g. conjoint analysis andtext mining) were identified and reviewed.

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Study on the method for forming

In urban areas, people are losing interest in the sea

projects for enhancing the use ofand seacoasts because of economically oriented use

port space with due regard toof seacoasts, and seacoast culture has been

public interest

deteriorated. Coastal space has frequently beencreated based on a specific value mainly of
suppliers. The public are not fully satisfied withcoastal space. In order to increase the attractivenessof seacoasts, it is necessary to make the coastal
space along Tokyo Bay more attractive through thehorizontal cooperation among various stakeholders.
In this study, goals were set for enhancing theattractiveness of coastal space in Tokyo Bay
2006

through voluntary participation and cooperation ofdiverse stakeholders, and a mechanism was
examined for appropriately capture the wishes of
local residents along Tokyo Bay. Ungan, an website
for sharing information on the Tokyo Bay coastal
area, and the "Tokyo Bay coastal area attractions
discovery program" were developed. Ungan is atool for enabling diverse stakeholders to act inconsonance

with

one

anotherbysharing

information. The program is a means of forming a
project for improving the efficiency of use of port
space using the tool.

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preparing

Moji Port once thrived as a gateway to Kyushu and

in

the

a hub for trade with China. Its vitality has, however,waterfront in the Moji Port area

recently been declining substantially. The port hasof Kitakyushu Port

therefore been implementing a Moji Port retro tour

Study

for

reorganization

plans

project using its historic structures and naturallandscape

and

is

now

a

touristattraction

accommodating more than two million visitors eachyear. The goods movement facilities throughout theport have, however, been deteriorating and unused
land is outstanding in the Nishikaigan and Niihama
areas. At issue is a review of land use throughout
the port area.
2006

This

study

aimed

at

deliberating

on

the

development of waterfront reorganization plans forrefining the Moji Port retro tour project as a basis
for revising next-phase port development plans.
The present conditions of the Moji Port area
including the waterfront were investigated andproblems were identified. The new roles that thewaterfront area was expected to play in the Moji
Port area were identified. An effective means ofoperation of the former shed No. 1 for the Dalianroute was sought and the contents of facilities forfacilitating visitors were examined.

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Studies on port use and management
Fiscal year
Studywhen study

Study outline

wasconducted

Study on the improvement of

Designated as a study on the Program for Promoting

efficiency of use of port space

Proper Utilization of Coastal Waters, this study wasthrough the proper use of water

conducted for the purpose of considering various

zones

measures to utilize existing stock, methods foradjusting utilization rules and other related matters.
In this study, the Nakagawa Canal connecting Nagoya
Port and Nagoya Station was considered as a model
case.

Questionnaires

weredistributed

to

event

organizers, participants and the government agencies
2006

concerned to identify and organize the needs, and topresent the problems and issues concerning theutilization of water zones. As a result, it was concluded
that (i) developing a basis (mechanism) for providing
the public with easy access to water zones, (ii)continuously solving problems and developing humanresources

and

(iii)

simplifying

theapplication

procedures for use of water zones and facilities(designating a single point of contact) were importantto the promotion of the utilization of water zones.

13

Study on the port functions of

Kinuura Port was designated in fiscal 2004 as a key

Kinuura Port

port requiring the promotion of utilization*1 where
existing stock should be utilized effectively. In theport with deteriorating facilities or crowded space,however, the needs have been increasing for the"enhancement of port functions as a hub forregional revitalization" while manufacturing was
being revitalized in the hinterland.
In this study, medium- to long-term measures were
examined for promoting the utilization of Kinuura
2006

Port considering the role the port was expected toplay in the Ise Bay area and the present and future
conditions of the port.
*1
The 105 major ports were classified in February2005 into the ports expected to be used more
frequently with effective investment, and the key
ports requiring the promotion of utilization by thenational and local governments according to themode of use (movement of public cargo) in order toimprove the efficiency of investment in new
facilities.

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Studies on long-term port schemes and regional revitalization
Fiscal year
when study

Study

Study outline

wasconducted

Developmentofregional

Major

ports

revitalization

strategy

using

approximately 20% of cargo through Japan's ports

existing stock in the ports in theand approximately 40% of foreign cargo. The ports

Kanto region as resources

have

been

in

the

Kanto

increasing

regiontheirhandleinternational

competitiveness and serving as a backbone of
economic activities in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
The waterfront area including the ports have beenused mainly for goods movement and controlled byvarious organizations. The area has therefore beenleft closed to the public. Various requests have been
filed for regional redevelopment and revitalization
through the restoration of beautiful landscape inport space to provide comfort and recreational
opportunities, and for the improvement of living
conditions.
In this study conducted against the background,
2006

ideas were collected from municipalities, non-profit
organizations and civic organizations, the ports thatused existing port stock as resources for regional
redevelopment were examined as model ports by
the case study method, the ideas, regional needs andthe effects of implementation were verified, and an
optimal port space was sought that could promote
the movement of passengers. Examinations weremade of the direction of assistance for the "PortCommunity Planning" under which the significanceof maritime traffic is identified and the regional
potential is developed, and the public take theinitiative

in

the

contribution

toregional

redevelopment and revitalization, and for the "PortOasis" aimed at promoting regional redevelopment
using

existing

port

facilities.

Regional

redevelopment plans were prepared based on the
results of the examinations.

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Studyonthemeasuresfor

The Basic Plan*1 presented the need to develop

improving and operating key"key wide-area disaster prevention bases" in three

wide-area

zones (zones a, b and c) in respective urban areas indisasterprevention

bases

Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe . In response to thepresentation,theCommittee*2

classified

thefunctions of the "key wide-area disaster prevention
bases" into the functions of a control tower to be
performedbyon-sitedisasterprevention

headquarters of the central government or joint
headquarters incorporating prefectural government
as well, and the high-level assistance to be provided
at the points for distributing relief goods, andverified the capacity of candidate places. Principles
were presented to establish in steps a firm
wide-area disaster prevention organization in2006

approximately 20 years.
This study used Sakaisemboku Port as a model
because the Committee concluded that improving
the

port

promptlyforprovidinghigh-levelassistance would be possible. A working group
staffed with the members of the national andmunicipal governments had meetings twice todeliberate on the facilities to be installed at the port,
the size and layout of the facilities and the effectsof facilities improvement.
*1 Basic Plan for developing key wide-area disasterprevention bases in urban areas of Kyoto, Osakaand Kobe*2 Committee for developing key wide-areadisaster prevention bases in urban areas of Kyoto,
Osaka and Kobe

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Studyonthecooperation

The ports in the Chubu region with Japan's leading

measures for revitalizing ports

manufacturing industries in the hinterland

have

been playing an important role as a backbone ofgoods movement for the industries. The sentimentfor giving top priority to the industrial functions ofports, however, has been causing the local people todistance themselves from ports. Few people visit
ports for recreational or sight-seeing purposes. The
2006

potential of port space for port community planninghas not been fully utilized.
In this study, deliberations were made on themethods for active partnership of the ports in the
Chubu region to further activate port community
planning based on the state of port community
planning in some ports in the Chubu region. The
results of related studies were also consideredduring the deliberations on the partnership.

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Assistance for Industrial Disaster

Various measures have been taken in Japan forPrevention Committee aimed atpreventing disasters. As the risk management fortheworld economy gained importance, management

continuation

of

goods

movement services

for continuing key services in contingency andpromptly restoring discontinued services have beenrequired as part of business services.
In the Chubu region, goods manufacturing firms areconcentrated that work in a supply chain in closeand elaborate contact with domestic and overseasorganizations. The region is a global industrial
center. There is, however, a high probability of agreat earthquake occurring in the region. It has also
been pointed out that the risk of a great earthquake
is most imminent in the region. The discontinuationof operation of all the factories throughout theworld due to the halt of international goods
movement due to disasters has been of concern.
To
2006

solve

the

problem,efforts

have

been

energetically made to continue goods movement
services in contingency under the slogans of "twotypes of shift" and "two types ofpartnership" as

propose by the Chubu Regional Development
Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport
and Tourism. The "Industrial Disasters Prevention
Council of Port User Firms" (the Council) staffedwith industrial, administrative and academic humanresources has been taking the initiative in the effort.
The objectives are to identify the need of industrial
disaster prevention in the Chubu region and to
discuss

thedirectionofapproachtothecontinuation of business during a disaster and early
restoration after a disaster.
This study provides assistance to the Council. The
knowledge obtained through the activities of theCouncil and the details of investigations aredescribed below.

18Basic feasibility study for theWith the progress of horizontal international

improvement of port facilities insharing of work with mass production factories in

Ise Bay ports

Asian countries and of business activities in close
relation with the world economic conditions against
a background of global supply chain management,
the roles and functions of ports have been becoming
more important as the backbones of businessactivities in Ise Bay with the industrially thriving
Chubu region in the hinterland.
In Nagoya Port, designated as a super central port in
Ise Bay, the "container terminal on the south of the
Tobishima

container

December

2005.

In

berth"

was

openedin

Yokkaichi

Port,

the

"international marine container terminal at theKasumigaura-Kita berth" was opened in January
2006. Efforts have been made to strengthen theinternational competitiveness of ports in Ise Bay
further.
2006

For improving the efficiency of goods movement in
Ise Bay, not only utilizing the existing structures but
also taking nonstructural measures for increasing
the convenience of port users including the firms in
the hinterland that transport goods and for reducing
costs is extremely important. In fiscal 2006, thethird meeting of the "Ise Bay Super Central Ports
Partnership Council" was held in December and themeetings of a subcommittee deliberating on specificmatters were held several times for deliberations
and coordinations.
In this study, assistance was provided by collecting
and organizing the existing data when the Ise Bay
Super Central Ports Partnership Council deliberated
on the objectives and direction of super central
ports improvement in Ise Bay, and short- andlong-term measures for the partnership of ports andthe partnership between ports and the hinterland.
Thus, efforts were made to make the deliberationstransparent. For taking measures to increase the19competitivenessofports,

theinternational

movement of goods through ports was identified
and the logistics at ports were examined.

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Study for promoting port tourism

The objectives of this study are to deliberate on andin Shikoku

propose mechanisms of joint efforts with the local
stakeholders for promoting "port tourism" reflecting
the characteristics of the ports in Shikoku based on
the results of past investigations and deliberations
on "port tourism".
As specific measures, a "port tour guide map" and"guide and message signs" were prepared for
Yawatahama Port, Ehime Prefecture in cooperation
with the regional authorities. The results of2006

activities of the "Council for Developing Attractive
Ports in Shikoku" were compiled into a general
guidebook.
In this study, a system was developed andimplemented for preparing a manuscript of the"Yawatahama

port

tourism

guide

map"

in

cooperation with the local residents. The results of
the activities of the Council were proposed as a
guide

for

the

approach

of

other

regions("Information from Shikoku: Recommendations forPort Tourism"). The above results were madeavailable to the public in fiscal 2007.
Study for promoting regional

In this study, aimed at helping organizations ofrevitalization in and around ports

residents

effectively

participating

in

port

community planning in Shikoku, the needs andproblems related to "port oasis" in Shikoku wereidentified, measures of cooperation among different
players were examined, a social experiment was
conducted in Yawatahama Port, Ehime Prefecture,
2006

and effective measures for cooperation in Shikoku
were deliberated.
This study identified the problems involved incontinuous "port community planning". A proposal
was made to distribute "port town coupons" basedon regional cooperation throughout Shikoku inview of the results of the social experiment.

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Study for developing basic plans

This study was started in fiscal 2005. The study offor complex port facilities

fiscal 2005 concluded that it was necessary tolocate CIQ and otherpublic organizations andother facilities on Tamashima Harbor Island for theconvenience of port users. As a ripple effect, it wasalso hoped that business firms would be located ontheisland.

Atthepoint,

relocating

theadministrative offices was not yet determined. In
the study of fiscal 2006 (this study), a basic plan
was prepared for complex port facilities on theassumption of entries of Mizushima Port Office,Bicchu2006

GeneralService

Bureau,OkayamaPrefecture and other organizations. The possibilities
of PFI projects and port improvement by asemi-public sector organization were discussed.
The profitability of a public sector project was also
estimated for information.
As a result of the deliberations, PFI projects under a
BTO (built, transfer and operate) system were
found to be less costly than traditional public works
projects. It was also found that a private sector
project could be implemented by reducing common
space and reviewing the structure, and reducing thecost of maintenance (simplifying the maintenanceprocedure) as long as users could be attracted.

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Study on the revitalization of

In Okinawa, the tourism industry has been

cruising in Okinawa

positioned as a leading industry, and it is hoped
greatly that cruising will promote tourism. It is
required that the ports in Okinawa will improvestructures such as cruise terminals and that
nonstructural measures will be reinforced througheffective port marketing using a combination ofnature, history and culture, which are the attractionsof Okinawa.
This study was conducted to interview those
involved in cruising in and out of Okinawa to2006

identify the needs for cruising in Okinawa, and todevelop action plans for inviting cruisers to
Okinawa using diverse attractiveness of Okinawa
through the partnership of ports and partnershipwith tourist sites in the prefecture.
Twelve regional development action plans were
proposed through the vitalization of cruising-based
tourism in Okinawa by increasing the frequency of
cruisers port of call and the duration of stay bycruise passengers. The issues expected in theimplementation of the plans were identified.

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Port EDI projects
Port EDI system operation support projects
Fiscal year
Studywhen study

Study outline

wasconducted

Management and operation of

The Port EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) System

Port EDI System

has been in operation since fiscal 1999 as an effort
to simplify and computerize port-related procedures
to be performed by port masters and port
authorities. In fiscal 2003, quarantine, which is atask to be performed by the Ministry of Health,
Labor and Welfare, was designated as an additional
task to be performed. The System was theninterconnected with the customs information
processing system (Sea-NACCS) operated by the
Ministry of Finance and other organizations, andthe Ministry of Justice's foreigner entry anddeparture

information

systemtocreateasingle-window environment for providing one-stop
services so that users can access other systems on a2006

single screen as part of the export/import or
port-related procedures. System modifications werealso made for the standardization and simplificationof the port entrance/departure report forms under
the Convention on Facilitation for International
Maritime Traffic signed in November 2005, and thestandardization and simplification of the forms forthepre-entrance/pre-departure

procedures.

Additional modifications were made in April 2006
to increase the convenience of users. This study
concerns the management and operation tasks, suchas monitoring system operation and providing
assistance to system users, so that electronic
information for procedures performed by thesystem on a daily basis can be processed smoothlyand efficiently.

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Studies on the use of information technology for ports
Fiscal year
Studywhen study

Study outline

wasconducted

Study on the simplification of port

Since the forms for the "sea-side" port procedures

procedures

such as port entrance/departure report forms and theform for applying for the use of mooring facilities
have been simplified and standardized following thesigning of the Convention on Facilitation forInternational Maritime Traffic, this study, as well as
the study in the previous fiscal year, considers thesimplification and standardization of the forms for2006

the "land-side" port procedures such as the form forapplying for the use of cargo-handling equipment inorder to further enhance the convenience for port
users.
In

this

fiscalstandardization

year,
of

the

simplification

application

forms

and
were

deliberated, a follow-up study was made on thesimplification,

and

the

possibility

computerization of procedures was discussed.

25ofII Study projects related to the port environment and environmental ISO
Study and research projects concerning the port environment andenvironmental ISO
Fiscal year
when study

Study

Study outline

wasconducted

Study

on

improvement

environmental
measures

Changes in environmental conditions in Kamaishi

in

Port

Kamaishi Port

werequalitatively

predicted

where

a

breakwater was completed at the mouth of
Kamaishi Bay. The environmental data collected
since the start of construction of the breakwater
were organized, and environmental data were alsocollected in Ofunato Bay and Onagawa Bay,2006

examples with an advanced breakwater, and in
Yamada Bay, an example of a closed inner bay.
These data were compared with the environmental
data obtained in Kamaishi Port for the qualitative
prediction. Based on the information obtained,measures for controlling future environmental
changes in Kamaishi Port, and an optimum futureenvironmental monitoring method were proposed.

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Educationwaterfront

on

the

space

use

of

Nature experience events in coastal areas have been

through

contributing to regional revitalization, community

experienceplanning and environmental education by exposing
the participants to nature although the goal of theevent varies from region to region. Case studies ofnature experience events in ports or on beaches
were collected and examined, and plans wereprepared for holding nature experience events in the
Kamaishiarea.

Methods

forestablishingapartnership and building a network of regionalorganizations holding waterfront nature experience
events were examined through pilot implementationof the prepared program in Kamaishi Port under thecontrol of the Kamaishi Port Office.
Nature experience events include various types ofnature experience on beaches, in tidal flats, on
2006

rocky shores and in the sea, and require leaders in
the events. Nature experience schools were createdas a place for events and leaders development
programs were developed.
Maritime nature experience events and courses fordeveloping skills on waterfront were conducted.
The problems to be solved for conducting thecourses and the requirements for building a network
wereorganized

andreviewed.

The

natureexperience events in ports and coastal areas were
expected to contribute to the understanding of
nature, satisfaction of diverse needs, understandingof the roles of ports and coasts, regional
revitalization and character building, through thecontact with nature using the coastal resources. To
that end, the partnership of the stakeholders and thebuilding of a network are required.

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Study for promoting the use ofStudies were made of the methods for promoting

marine environmental information

the use of environmental information through theencouragement of use of the Tohoku Coastal
Environment Information Center, a basis of support
for maintaining the rich natural environment and2006

productivity in the Tohoku coastal area, foraccelerating the network building via the Center,and for managing and operating the Center.
Information was also collected on the developments
in technologies applicable to coastal environment
conservation, restoration and creation projects.

Seaweedbed

restorationandIn this study, seaweed beds were transplanted on acreation and the deliberation on

trial basis and monitoring was conducted inthemeasuresforeffective

cooperation with citizens and NPOs in Tokyo Bay.

implementationofnatureThe objective was to standardize the adaptive

restoration projects as part of the

management methods for monitoring after facilities

environmental education in Tokyo

improvement and for reflecting the monitoringBay

results in subsequent facilities improvement. This
study was made in view of the uncertainty ofnatural environment and the significance ofconsensus building.
2006

In order to arise greater sympathy with theenvironmental

restoration

in

Tokyo

Bay,

investigations were made of the facilities forincreasing public awareness of and interest inTokyo Bay and of the places where people canobtain information on the sea, and the frameworkfor developing leaders and providing environmental
education for the nature experience events in Tokyo
Bay and the measures for implementing nature
restoration projects were deliberated.

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Study on environmental studies inThis study aimed at identifying the facts based on

the water zones in and aroundthe results of separate field studies in order toHanedaidentify the actual influences that were unlikely tobe obtained by numerical simulations made in2006

variousstudiesre-expansionof

conducted
Tokyo

concerning

InternationaltheAirport,developing evaluation methods whenever required
and deliberating on the methods for publicizing theresults.
Study on the technologies forThis study was conducted against a background ofenvironmental restoration throughincreasing demand for recycling-based society to

the use of dredged material in

identify the possibility of recycling dredged

Nagoya Port

materials, a type of the by-products created as aresult of construction carried out in Nagoya Port, byapplying a single or multiple technologies.
The environmental characteristics of Nagoya Port2006

and surrounding water zones were identified basedon various reports, and the volume of dredged
materials to be created in the future was estimatedbased on the past production of dredged materials
in Nagoya Port. Data were collected and organizedonthetechnologies

for

improving

dredgedmaterials, and the methods for using dredged
materials in Nagoya Port were deliberated.

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Study on the measures for using

In this study, the Osaka Bay Environment

environmental

Restoration

informationinOsaka Port

Information

Council(chairperson:

Kohji Michioku, Professor of Kobe University) was
operated for the environmental monitoring for
Osaka Bay restoration efforts in accordance with
the Action Plan for the Restoration of Osaka Bay(adopted by the Osaka Bay Restoration Council on
March 26, 2004). The Osaka Bay Environment
Restoration Information Council deliberated on the
2006

collection and dissemination of information andmonitoring and research involving the generalpublic.
Themethodsforbuilding

disseminating

andsharinga

network

forenvironmental

information and the monitoring programs forencouraging public involvement were deliberated
based on the Osaka Bay Environmental Database. A
platform was created for building a network foradministrative and civic activities.

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Study on the measures of utilizing

Many of the port protection facilities are of vertical

existing breakwaters

structure and have been preventing disasters andsecuring port functions contributing to economic
growth. The facilities, however, have been causing
numerous environmental problems such as thedeterioration of diversity of coastlines serving as
wildlife habitat and the deterioration of water
quality and bed material quality due to poor
seawater exchange.
The Action Plan for the Restoration of Osaka Bay
formulated

in

March

2004

positionsthe

Nishinomiya Breakwater as an appealing feature of
the Nishinomiya area. The Nishinomiya Breakwater
is a very long (about 4 km long) structure and its
2006coast- and ocean-side faces are vertical. Wakame(edible seaweed) culture has been continued
experimentally since fiscal 2004 as an advanced
project in the Osaka Bay area. Figure 1 shows thelocation of the Nishinomiya Breakwater and theexperimental site.
The main focus of the monitoring conducted for the
purposes of this study was on whether or not a newgeneration of wakame is produced from the wakameplanted in December 2004. In fiscal 2005, therefore,
the wakame seaweeds planted in 2004 weremonitored to observe their growth to compare thechanges with time and the habitat. In fiscal 2006,
the monitoring of their growth was continued.

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StudyonThis study aimed at establishing technologies forenvironmental

improving

restoration in Osaka Baythemarineenvironment

for

the

restoration of Osaka Bay. Deliberations were madeonthemeasuresimprovementofmarinethroughout

Osakaenvironment
Bay,

the

technologies for improving the marine environment
by controlling the flow regime and the technologies
for improving the marine environment in estuaries.
First, the principles of study for early establishmentof marine environment improvement measures forthe restoration of Osaka Bay were presented, andsubcommittees were organized to deliberate indetail on the flow regime control technologies in2006

the norther port area and on the technologies for
improving the estuary at the mouth of the YamatoRiver. In the deliberation on the flow regime control
technologies, it was shown that replacing thepermeable

groin

at

the

Daihachi-minami

Breakwater reduced the water zones with a bottom
DO of less than 3 mg/l in Kobe Port. In the
deliberation on the technologies for improving theestuary, the optimal water depth to be achieved byshoaling and the structure of a desirable training
wall were presented using the normal retention time
and the thickness of deposition of suspended solids
during a flood as indexes.

32Technical

study

on

the

In this study, the present maritime environment indepressions in Osaka Bay

Osaka Bay was identified, the problems involved infuture correction of depressions were extracted andthe matters to be investigated and examined in the
future were deliberated in order to correct the
depressions in the marine environment using thesediments dredged in navigation channels.
As a result, depressions were found at 21 locations
mainly in the eastern water zone in Osaka Bay. The
2006

depressions were classified into eight categories
according to the topographic property and thecharacteristics of surrounding water zones. The
effects of the depressions on the surrounding
marine environment and the effectiveness of fillingthe depressions were qualitatively identified. The
environmental and construction problems involvedin the filling of the depressions were identified andthe investigation and review work required for
future problem solution were presented.

Collection of case studies ofHeld as pre-workshop exhibitions using panelseasideboards at an

naturerestoration

technologies

amamo (Zostera marina), sea grass,summit were an open exhibition presenting casestudies of amamo restoration and a pre-designed
exhibition focused on the development of methods
and technologies for seaside nature restoration.
2006

In order to highlight what types of tidal flats,
seaweed beds and coral reefs could be restored at
the present technical level, the goals of respective
technologies, conditions for application, level oftechnical maturity and other information werecompiled and shown in a uniform format on panelboards.

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Studyontheenvironmental

This study was conducted for the purpose ofrestoration technology for theconsidering the purification of the water and bed

Nakagawa Canalmaterial in closed water zones using the Nakagawa
Canal at Nagoya Port as a model in order toimplement

environmental

conservation

andrestoration measures for Ise Bay effectively andefficiently. The study included the identification ofpresent state through field investigations, extractionof the problems in respective water zones,
determination of goals of restoration of water
quality and bed material quality, organization of thetechnologies for purifying the water and bed
material available in the Nakagawa Canal anddevelopment of field verification test programs, inthe order of implementation.
In the identification of present state, data werecollected and organized on the natural and social
conditions such as water quality and bed material
2006

quality, local species, flow, nutrient loads, climate
and use of the canal to identify the environment in
the vicinity. As a result, the contamination
mechanism was identified for the Nakagawa Canal.
The canal was divided into the upper, middle andlower reaches and the Yokobori Canal areaaccording to the environmental property.
Specified as the problems in the Nakagawa Canal
were

the

deposition

and

odor

of

sludge,stratification due to density variation and reductionof dissolved oxygen content of bed material, andthe lack of habitat for aquatic species. The goals set
for the respective water zones were the "restorationof relationship between people and water" in theupperreaches,"environmental

restorationinharmony with the functions of the canal" in the
middle reaches, "promotion of cooperation with
Nagoya Port for more sound material circulation" inthe lower reaches and "restoration of habitat foraquatic species" in the Yokobori Canal area.

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The

water

and

bed

material

purification

technologies available in the Nakagawa Canal
included the collection of red tide, aeration,
air-entrained flow, gravel contact oxidation, use ofliving filters, solidification and dredging of bed
sediment and creation of tidal flats. Verification
tests were conducted for tidal flat creation and useof living filters, which were considered highly
feasible in view of the running cost.

35

Studyontheenvironmental

In this study, a symposium for deliberating on

improvement measures in thelong-term measures for environmental improvement

Inland Sea

and for providing information on the Inland Sea
Environmental Improvement was held in order tohelp the administrators and citizens interested in2006

improving the environment of the Inland Sea gain abetterunderstanding

environmentalofremediation.

thenecessity

Publicofrelationsactivities were performed and the effects of theactivities were verified.
Study on regional partnership for

In this study, deliberations were made on thethe utilization of seaside spacemethods of building a partnership with theorganizations engaged in various activities incoastal areas and of building a network oforganizations in the east of Kochi Prefecture inorder to promote the use of ports and seacoasts.
The specific activities for building a network were2006

identified to extract the organizations engaged inlocal environmental conservation, education andregional development, and the regional resources incoastal areas, and to deliberate on the possibility ofcreating a network and partnership. A study was
made of an example of partnership and proposals
were made for building a network by identifying
the results of the study and the problems expected.

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Commissioned supervision of sea

In fiscal 1998, the Kojima Port Coast (Karakoto

grass bed study for public port

Area) Eco-coast Planning Committee drew up a

coastal environment improvement

plan for using the integrated coastal protection

and restoration

method by means of artificial beach nourishment
forcoastalcombines

improvement

disasterthatharmoniously

prevention,

environmental

conservation and coast utilization and restoring(transplanting) the sea grass beds lost as a result of
the beach nourishment work on a newly nourishedbeach. In the project area, a transplanting test area
was set up in fiscal 1999, a transplanting test area
and a seeding test area in fiscal 2001, and a
medium-size pilot project area in fiscal 2001
2006

through 2003 for continued monitoring.
In this fiscal year, an attempt has been made atadaptive management of restored sea grass beds
including the acquisition of new knowledge in viewof existing knowledge and the present state (e.g.,
restored sea grass beds and surroundings) of the
Karakoto

area.

In

this

study,

theadaptivemanagement was checked at each stage as anorganization specialized in sea grass bed restoration
projects. Adaptive management was performed ateach stage of the sea grass life history (growth anddecline periods) and adaptive management was also
performed of the seeding test set up in fiscal 2006.
Technical study on the Bisan-seto

In this study, an environmental remediation plan forEnvironmental Remediation Planthe

Bisan-set water zone was deliberated, themethods for correcting deep boring sites and2006

shallow areas were examined and a preliminary
remediation plan was deliberated in order toimplementtheInlandSea

Environmental

Remediation Plan formulated in February 2005.

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Technical study on tidal flats

This study aimed at restoring the tidal flats in theconstruction in the Ariake Sea,

Ariake Sea (Miike Port and Ohura Port), Yatsushiro

Yatsushiro Sea and Buzen Sea

Sea (far in Yatsushiro Port) and Buzen Sea (NakatsuPort). Verifications were made of the effects ofmarine environment improvement by constructing
2006

tidal flats using dredged materials and local bed
materials,

and

the

tidal

flat

construction

technologies effective for tidal flat environmental
improvement were established to reflect thetechnical results in tidal flats restoration projects.
Seaweed environment study in theThis study was conducted to obtain the information

Yatsushiro

needed to select an appropriate seaweed bed

Portenvironmental

improvement project

creation method for making up for the seaweed bed
that would disappear as a result of the seawall
construction being carried out on the south side of2006

Yatsushiro Port (Otsukushima area). In this study,
therefore, the seaweed bed creation testing to be
conducted on an existing seawall was considered,and a seaweed environment study was conducted intheOtsukushima

area

and atthe seaweed

establishment test site.
Study

on

the

environmental

This study was conducted in relation to theimprovement in Nakagusukuwan

identification of the environmental conservation

Port (Awase Area)and monitoring measures for constructing a dredged
material disposal site under the direct control of the
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism in the Awase area in Nakagusukuwan Port.
Deliberations and analysis were made concerning
2006

the

project

implementation,theresultsofenvironmental monitoring and the conservation ofseaweeds and algae, based on the opinions ofexperts.
Various deliberations were made in the fields
related to this study based on the opinions of thecommittees and panels staffed with the persons oflearning and experience listed below.

38

Study on the improvement of the

The environmental impact assessment report for theartificial

inartificial island construction in the Awase area

(Awasedescribes the measures for conserving tokagehazetidal

Nakagusukuwan

flat
Port

(Scartelaos

area)histophorus)

andkubiremidoro(Pseudodichotomosiphon constricta). The reportspecifies that habitat should be constructed for these
species on the artificial tidal flat on the artificial
island. This study aimed at examining the candidate
sites suitable for artificial tidal flat construction andinvestigating the requirements for the habitat of
tokagehaze and kubiremidoro and habitat design
conditions.
2006

The candidate sites suitable for artificial tidal flat
construction were examined based on the external
conditions of the present habitat. The requirements
for the habitat of tokagehaze and habitat design
conditions were examined based on the results offollow-up studies on bed material improvement in
the Awase area and of habitat environment
investigations in the Shinko area.
As a result of the study, a site suitable for artificial
tidal flat construction was selected and presented
based on the bottom shear stress. The design
conditions established based on the requirements
for the habitat of tokagehaze were also proposed.

39

Study on the methods of coral reef

The "Coral Reef Survey Handbook for Okinawa

friendly port improvement

Ports" (draft) was compiled based on the results ofstudies up to fiscal 2005. In fiscal 2006, the surveyorganizations using the draft handbook wereinterviewed.

Then,

the

"CoralReef

SurveyHandbook for Okinawa Ports" was finally preparedbased on the comments of the members of theCommittee Concerning the Study on the Methodsof Coral Reef Friendly Port Improvement.
At the same time, data were collected and2006

organized. The latest state of surveys in Naha Port,
Hirara Port and Ishigaki Port was identified, thelatest developments in the conservation, restoration
and use of coral reefs were organized, and the tasks
to be performed by the Okinawa General Bureau forcarrying out coral reef friendly port improvement
were specified. In the studies for identifying thecorrelations between the distribution of coral reefs
and environmental factors, an HEP (habitat
evaluation process) was applied to predict the
distribution of coral reefs on the breakwaters
considering the port planning in Naha Port.

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Study on coastal improvement in

The objectives of this study were the enhancement

the Hiyane marsh and Awase areaand preservation of water purification functions andenvironmental improvement on the coasts of the
Hiyane marsh and in the Awase area. Improvement
plans were deliberated and developed in fiscal 2006
based on the basic principles of improvement, basic
policy, Hiyane marsh improvement policy andspecific measures (plans).
2006

Achieving the objectives of the improvement planrequired the development and implementation ofenvironmental improvement and preservation actionplans. A menu of measures and promotion measures
were comprehensively reviewed and proposed, andaction plans were prepared specifying the roles ofand requirements for such participants as theadministrative authorities, local residents andnon-profit organizations.

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Studies on toxic substance, recycling and waste
Fiscal year
Studywhen study

Study outline

wasconducted

Study on air pollution control

With

more

globalenvironmental

problems

measures in port areas

occurring in recent years such as climate changes
and sea level rises due to global warming and air
and ocean pollution ascribable to the emissions ofharmful substances from ships, environmental
protection measures are required in ports under aninternational framework. Air pollution due toemissions of harmful substances from ships is inparticular an urgent issue as evidenced by the factthat MARPOL Annex IV went into effect in May
2005.
In this study, data were collected in and out ofJapan on "on-shore power supply to the ships
moored along the pier" aimed at reducing carbon
dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and otherharmful substances emitted from ships by supplying
2006

electric power required by the moored ships froman on-shore power supply system rather than
generating power by an onboard system. The
environmental effects and cost of on-shore power
supply were identified. Adopting on-shore power
supply instead of power generation by a system onboard a ship along the pier using fuel with a sulfur
level of 2.7% is expected to reduce NOx and CO2
emissions by more than 95% and 50%, respectively.
The cost of on-shore power supply will be nearly
the same as the cost of power generation by anonboard system if 8.46 ships use a berth. If only
one ship uses a berth, however, the cost of on-shore
power supply will be double to triple the cost of
power generation by an onboard system. If on-shore
power supply is to be adopted on a wider scale,providing support and building an organizational
setup for reducing the costs including the initial42

costs will be required.
The cargo-passenger ship Salvia Maru was used fortesting on-shore power supply at Takeshiba Pier ofTokyo Port. Safe, reliable and quick work methods
and manpower deployment were examined.

43

Study on smooth marine transport

For building recycling-oriented society, wider use

for promoting the building ofof renewable resources is important. To that end,

recycling-oriented society

not only land transportation but also marinetransportation should be used more actively because
the latter has a capacity of transporting large
quantities of goods. Smooth integration of land andmarine transportation is also required.
In this study, policy issues were organized and the
direction of solution was identified to implement a
used goods and wastes movement system mainly
through the ports in the Kinki area as the key towide-area use of renewable resources throughsmoothintegration

of

land

and

marinetransportation.
In the Kinki area, Maizuru Port was newly
designated as a recycling-oriented port in December
2006 in addition to Kobe and Hineji Ports alreadydesignated. Other ports have also been handling2006

increasing quantities of renewable resources.
Efforts to realize smoother marine transportation
have been becoming even more important to thebuilding of recycling-oriented society in the Kinki
area. In the Kinki area with strong economic ties
with East Asian countries, increasing quantities ofrenewable resources have been transported to othercountries. Needs have been growing for appropriate
waterfront control of international goods.
Against the above background, comprehensive
examinations were made of the present conditions,problems and corrective measures to enhance
recycling support functions in the Kinki area.
Proposals were made concerning the measures for
coordinating optimum waste disposal and goods
movement in ports, for promoting coordination forlocating recycling industries in waterfront areas, forappropriately controlling the exchange of renewable
resources among different countries and forencouraging the handling of renewable resources in44

ports.
Technical study on waterproofingThis study aimed at evaluating the validity of aand other matters in the final

basic plan for the final landfill site improvement at

landfill site improvement projectsite No. 3 in Kinuura Port being prepared by thein site No. 3 in Kinuura Port

2006

Aichi

Waterfront

Environment

Improvement

Center. Technical studies were made of thewaterproof structure to be adopted in the basic plan,
construction method and landfill method.

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Studies on landscape development,
environmental impact assessment

green

space

planning

andFiscal year
when study

Study

Study outline

wasconducted

Study on landscape development

This study aimed at deliberating on the measures

in

Port

using

the

for

Tokyowan-Rinkai(TokyoPort

Tokyowan-Rinkai Bridge scheduled to be put into

Waterfront) Bridge (provisional

service in fiscal 2010, by systematically combining

name)the bridge with the landscape resources in theTokyoenhancingthelandscape

value

of

the

vicinity, and at increasing the value added of Tokyo
Port to make the port familiar to a large number ofpeople.
Identified through literature and data research were
the facts and plans concerning the development,
land use, resource distribution, activities of the
public, local residents, nonprofit organizations andotherorganizations,

viewpoints

andcommanding

accessibility.

The

view

the

a

of

Tokyowan-Rinkai Bridge were confirmed by field
investigations, the view of the bridge from each2006

viewpoint was verified using virtual reality, and thepotentialof viewpoints waslandscapedevelopment

identified.

measures

using

The
the

landscape of existing large bridges, and thestructural and nonstructural measures for excellent
landscape development were grasped throughliterature and data research and data collection via
the Internet.
Two districts with a viewpoint having highlandscape potential were specified, methods ofusing the respective districts and structural andnonstructural measures for excellent port landscapedevelopment were proposed. Numerical goals wereset

concerningtheactivities

throughtheinvolvement of the public, local residents, nonprofit
organizations and other organizations.

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Study on landscape development

With greater interest in and increased needs forin ports

excellent landscape development in recent years,
there have been rapid changes in relation to ports
including the establishment of the Landscape Law
and the preparation of the Port Landscape
Development Guidelines.
In this study, the past efforts for port landscape
2006

development were identified in relation to thedevelopment of long-term port policy and legal
systems and social conditions, and the tasks to be
performed in the future were extracted. Case studiesof landscape development were used to examine themethods for using the Landscape Law, landscapedevelopment approach and the methods for
publicizing port landscape, and future landscapedevelopment measures in ports were presented.

Study on landscape seen by port

This study is related to "landscape seen from thevisitorssea", one of the important factors of regional
revitalization using ports and canals currently inprogress. The needs for landscape seen from ships
2006

were

identified

andlandscapeimprovement

measures were examined. The measures of regional
revitalization by increasing the number of visitors
to ports were deliberated.

47

Studies on environmental management systems
Fiscal year
when study

Study

Study outline

wasconducted

Improvement

of

the

This study aimed at providing assistance for theenvironmental

management

environmental management system at the Niigata

system at Niigata Port and Airport

Port and Airport Technical Investigation Office, andTechnical Investigation Officeacquiring ISO 14001 certification. In this fiscal
year, system operation was started in accordance
2006

with

the

manuals

andprocedures prepared.

Assistance was provided to acquire ISO 14001
certification by offering support in internal audit
and inspection by external organizations, revisionofdocuments

andrecordingformatsandpreparation of materials for review and otherpurposes.
Study on the maintenance of an

In the second-phase construction project at Kansai

environmental

International Airport, construction management

management

systempaying adequate attention to the living andenvironmental environments in Osaka Bay and thesurrounding areas through partnership with local
communities

isstrongly

requested.

KansaiInternational Airport Land Development Co., Ltd.
(KALD)

has

been

preventing

environmental

pollution through effective operation in cooperation
with the contractors involved in the second-phase2006

project since the acquisition of ISO 14001
certification in December 1999.
This study was related to the maintenance andoperation of the environmental management system
of KALD. Included in the study were support inreview and revision of documents and procedures,material preparation for and implementation ofgeneral educationand training of the staff ofcontractors, support in internal audit, presence atregular inspections, support in the implementationof corrective measures as specified and technicalassistance.

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Study on the environmental load

This study involved establishing an environmental

reduction measures at Nagoya

management system for thr Nagoya Port Office andPort

conducting studies and research for acquiring ISO
14001 certification. In this study, the scope ofactivity, facilities and equipment of the Nagoya Port
2006

Office were fully identified. Then, a plan was
drawn up, implemented and inspected. Manuals andvarious procedural documents were prepared,
internal audit was conducted, assistance wasprovided in inspection by external organizations
and educational programs were carried out.

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III Independent projects
Fiscal year
Studywhen study

Study outline

wasconducted

Community beach creation

In this study, regional history, culture and art(literature, songs and films); environment andlandscape are investigated and analyzed for beaches
throughout Japan where community beach creation
activities have yet to be launched, as an initial stepof community beach creation, and beach-related
features are collected and identified.
In the study of fiscal 2004, the beaches referred toin the Manyoshu, Japan's oldest anthology of2006

poetry, were identified. In this study, similar work
was carried out for Hyakunin-isshu, one hundred
waka poems, and Japanese films and analysis wasmade of the beaches used as a theme of a poem
over a long history of Japan or those that served as
the setting of a film.
As a result, it was found that the beaches and ports
used as cultural or artistic themes were closely
related to the political, economic or cultural centersof respective times.

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